Asia Cement Corporation's MSCI ESG rating has been upgraded to AA, ranking among the leading groups in the building materials industry

        As the global sustainable transformation accelerates, Asia Cement Corporation has once again achieved impressive results. The international authoritative rating agency MSCI (Morgan Stanley Captain International Index) has released its latest ESG rating results, upgrading Asia Cement Corporation from A to AA. This not only demonstrates the concrete achievements of long-term promotion of low-carbon transformation and sustainable governance, but also highlights its leading competitiveness under strict international evaluation standards.

        MSCI has introduced a new ESG rating model 5.0 this year, further strengthening the evaluation criteria for corporate risk exposure, substantive performance, and financial significance, and refining the scoring mechanism for controversial events and management indicators. Despite the comprehensive tightening of rating logic and a greater emphasis on substantive performance rather than just policy commitments, Asia Cement Corporation has still risen from A-level to AA level, indicating that its overall ESG performance has reached the leading level in the industry.

        According to the MSCI report, Asia Cement Corporation has shown outstanding performance in waste management, community relations, and biodiversity. Among them, biodiversity management received a full score of 10. The company gradually transforms the mining area into an ecological environment where diverse species coexist, reconstructs the ecological chain, and enhances natural resilience through actions such as mine restoration, habitat creation, and native species restoration. The report also points out that Asia Cement Corporation has continued to make progress in waste management and community engagement, demonstrating long-term efforts in environmental governance and local connectivity.

        In terms of social aspects, Asia Cement Corporation's occupational safety management performance is particularly outstanding. MSCI specifically pointed out that Asia Cement Corporation has a leading position in employee safety management practices. Currently, all operational sites have obtained ISO 45001 occupational health and safety management system certification, effectively reducing operational risks and reflecting the company's emphasis on human value.

        In addition, the ESG strategy of Asia Cement Corporation is mutually supportive of the development of the industry, which steadily enhances the resilience of the company and is reflected in its business performance. The company has set a record of breaking 10 billion yuan in net profit after tax for eight consecutive years, and has distributed dividends for 42 consecutive years, demonstrating its long-term stable profitability and continuous ability to give back to shareholders.

        In addition to MSCI's AA rating recognition, Asia Cement Corporation has also been selected for consecutive years in S&P Global's Sustainability Yearbook and has achieved the highest A-level rating in CDP's climate change assessment, demonstrating comprehensive recognition of its international competitiveness.

        This rating reflects the company's long-term commitment to ESG governance. In the future, Asia Cement Corporation will continue to optimize based on MSCI ESG rating indicators, deepen its sustainable management strategy, accelerate low-carbon transformation while steadily developing the cement industry, and move towards the direction of coexistence with the environment and social well-being.

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